Amarnath Yatra: Woman pilgrim dies, 3 others injured in landslide
Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) A woman pilgrim died while three others sustained injuries on Wednesday in a landslide incident along the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra in Ganderbal district, officials said. Four pilgrims were washed downhill by a landslide at Railpathri along the Baltal axis to the holy cave on Wednesday evening, the officials […]
Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu due to heavy rain forecast
JAMMU, Jul 17 (PTI): The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from here on Thursday following a weather advisory warning of heavy rain in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This comes a day after a woman pilgrim died and three sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal […]
Amarnath Yatra suspended for a day from Pahalgam and Baltal: Govt
Srinagar, Jul 17: The Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for 17.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. Heavy continuous rains over last two days have necessitated restoration work to be carried out on tracks along both the routes. Border Roads Organization has made heavy deployment of its men and machinery on the tracks to […]
Terrorist killed recently in Basantgarh was top JeM commander Haider: DGP
JAMMU, Jul 16 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday said the terrorist eliminated in an encounter in Dudu-Basantgarh forest in Udhampur district was a top most commander of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit who was active in the area for the last four years. Asserting that the security forces are […]
8 new bills to be introduced in Parliament during Monsoon session
NEW DELHI, Jul 16 (PTI): A bill that seeks to preserve and protect geoheritage sites and geo-relics is among the eight new draft legislation the government plans to introduce in the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday. Among the bills planned for the Monsoon session are the National Sports Governance Bill, the Geoheritage Sites and […]
Cabinet clears PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana with annual outlay of Rs 24,000 cr
NEW DELHI, Jul 16 (PTI): The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana for a period of six years, covering 100 districts with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore. The programme, announced in the Union Budget, will converge 36 existing schemes and increase adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices. Sharing […]
RBI to ‘wait and watch’ before further rate cuts: Governor Malhotra
NEW DELHI, Jul 16 (PTI): Reserve Bank will “wait and watch” the evolving situation before deciding on any further rate cut, Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said as he emphasised that both growth and price stability are equally important. With inflation on a downward trend, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been reducing the benchmark […]
Kharge, Rahul write to PM Modi; urge govt to bring legislation restore J-K statehood
NEW DELHI, Jul 16 (PTI): Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press for a legislation in Parliament’s upcoming Monsoon session to grant full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The leaders of opposition in the two houses of Parliament — Kharge is the LoP in the […]
Admin refutes suspension of Amarnath Yatra, says pilgrimage progressing smoothly
SRINAGAR, JUL 16:“Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2025 is going on seamlessly, and pilgrims are taking darshans of Baba Barfani without any interruption” Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir informed today reacting to the false news being circulated on various Social Media Channels that the Yatra has been suspended. As on 15th July, 2025 more than 2.34 lakh pilgrims […]
JK fake gun licence case: HC extends SIT probe into two more FIRs
JAMMU, Jul 16 (PTI): The High Court here has dismissed pleas seeking quashing of additional FIRs in connection with an investigation into the fake gun licence case and ordered a probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into two cases registered in the Rajouri district over a decade ago. It, however, said the order shall […]
